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Titles in this category include household management, cookery, midwifery, etiquette etc.

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Displaying 276–300 of 409

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
1626 The family companion: or, the whole art of cookery made plain and easy; in a method entirely new, and suited to every capacity. Calculated for the preservation of health, and upon the principles of frugality. Containing, compleat directions in the various branches of cookery, pickling, and preserving; also in the making of cakes, jellies, soops, pasties, and all sorts of made wines, &c. The whole exemplified in above five hundred choice receipts: being the result of above 30 years practice and experience, together with an attentive observation of all the books hitherto published in cookery. Several curious receipts, or various ways of eating British pickled herrings, making soops, &c. now first added to this edition. To which are added, plain and easy instructions for chusing beef, mutton, veal[;] fish, and fowl; and all other eatables: the times when fish are in season, &c. Also, directions for carving, and made wines: likewise bills of fare for every month in the year. With an excellent method for preserving of metals from rust, such as guns, grates, candlesticks, &c. As also several valuable receipts for taking iron moulds out of all kinds of linnen, &c. &c. By Mrs. Alice Smith, who has been cook to several noble families many years. To this book is also added, The London and country brewer. Smith , Alice
1754
19470 The family receipt book, containing eight hundred valuable receipts in various branches of domestic economy; : selected from the works of the most approved writers, ancient and modern; and from the attested communications of scientific friends. Second American edition. Rundell , Maria Eliza Ketelby
Randolph Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA)
1819 Second American edition.
10735 The Female Economist; or, A Plain System of Cookery: for the Use of Families. Containing eight hundred and fifty valuable receipts. By Mrs. Smith. Smith , Mrs.
Elizabeth Mathews and Samuel Leigh (London)
1810
12203 The Female Economist; or, A Plain System of Cookery: for the Use of Families. Containing eight hundred and fifty valuable receipts. By Mrs. Smith. Third Edition. Smith , Mrs.
Elizabeth Mathews and Samuel Leigh (London)
1810 Third edition.
3051 The female spectator. By Mrs. Eliza Haywood. In four volumes. Haywood , Eliza
1775
7548 The fountain of knowledge; or, Complete family guide, containing upwards of five hundred other curious particulars of the utmost service to families in general. To which are added, every lady her own and family's physicians. Also the Family instructor; containing directions for cleaning of silks, lace, furniture, and taking our spots from linen, cloaths, &c. ... Saunders , Sarah
1781
7741 The frugal house wife: or, Complete woman cook. Wherein the art of dressing all sorts of viands, with cleanliness, decency, and elegance, is explained in five hundred approved receipts, in roasting, boiling, frying, broiling, gravies, sauces, stews, hashes, soups, pricassees, ragoos, pasties, pies, tarts, cakes, puddings, syllabubs, creams, flummery, jellies, giams, and custards. Together with the best methods of potting, collaring, preserving, drying, candying, and pickling. To which are prefixed, various bills of fare, for dinners and suppers in every month of the year; and a copious index to the whole. By Susannah Carter, of Clerkenwell. Carter , Susannah
1775
16823 The frugal housewife, or Complete woman cook; wherein the art of dressing all sorts of viands is explained in upwards of five hundred approved receipts, in gravies sauces roasting boiling frying broiling potting collaring preserving drying pickling stews hashes soups fricassees ragouts pastries pies tarts cakes puddings syllabubs creams flummery jellys giams custards, &c. Also the making of English wines. By Susannah Carter. To which is added an appendix, containing several new receipts adapted to the American mode of cooking. Carter , Susannah
1803
7739 The frugal housewife, or complete woman cook. Wherein the art of dressing all sorts of viands, with cleanliness, decency, and elegance, is explained in five hundred approved receipts, in Gravies, Sauces, Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Broiling, Stews, Hashes, Soups, Fricassees, Ragoos, Pasties, Pies, Tarts, Cakes, Puddings, Syllabubs, Creams, Flummery, Jellies, Giams, and Custards. Together with the Best Methods of Potting, Collaring, Preserving, Drying, Candying, Pickling, And Making of English Wines. To which are added, twelve new prints, exhibiting a proper arrangement of dinners, two courses, for every month in the year. With various Bills of Fare. By Susannah Carter, Of Clerkenwell. Carter , Susannah
Elizabeth Newbery (London)
1790
7743 The frugal housewife, or, complete woman cook. Wherein the art of dressing all sorts of viands with cleanliness, decency and elegance, is explained in five hundred approved receipts in Gravies, Sauces, Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Broiling, Stews, Hashes, Soups, Fricassees, Ragouts, Pastries, Pies, Tarts, Cakes, Puddings, Syllabubs, Creams, Flummery, Jellies, Giams, and Custards. Together with the best methods of Potting, Collaring, Preserving, Drying, Candying, Pickling, and making of English Wines; To which are added twelve new prints, exhibiting a proper arrangement of dinners, two courses for every month in the year. with various bills of fare. By Susannah Carter, of Clerkenwell. Carter , Susannah
Elizabeth Newbery (London)
1795
14374 The Frugal Housewife; dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy. By Mrs. Child, author of the "Mother's Book," the "Little Girl's Book," the "Mother's Story Book," etc. Fifteenth edition. Corrected and arranged by the author. To which are added, Hints to Persons of Moderate Fortune. Also, by the English editor, some valuable domestic receipts, etc. Child , Lydia Maria Francis
Thomas Tegg and Son (London)
Nathaniel Hailes [168 Piccadilly] (London)
Bowdery and Kerby (London)
Richard Griffin and Co. [115 Buchanan Street] (Glasgow)
Tegg, Wise, and Co. [Dublin] (Dublin)
1835 Fifteenth edition.
16827 The frugal housewife: or, Complete woman cook. Wherein the art of dressing all sorts of viands, with cleanliness, decency, and elegance, is explained in five hundred approved receipts, in gravies, sauces, roasting, boiling, frying, broiling, stews, hashes, soups, fricasees, ragouts, pastries, pies, tarts, cakes, puddings, syllabubs, creams, flummery, jellies, jams, and custards, together with the best methods of potting, collaring, preserving, drying, candying, pickling, and making domestic wines, to which are added, various bills of fare, and a proper arrangement of dinners, two courses, for every month in the year. By Susannah Carter, of Clerkenwell, London. Carter , Susannah
Mathew Carey [118 High Street] (Philadelphia)
1802
14375 The Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy ... Tenth edition. Corrected and arranged by the author. To which are added, Hints to Persons of Moderate Fortune. Also, by the English editor, some valuable domestic receipts, etc. Child , Lydia Maria Francis
T. T. and J. Tegg (London)
1833 Tenth edition.
14365 The Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy. By the author of Hobomok. Third edition. Corrected and arranged by the author. To which is added Hints to Persons of Moderate Fortune. Child , Lydia Maria Francis
Carter and Hendee (Boston)
1830 Third edition. Corrected and arranged by the author.
24940 The Gentleman’s Recreations: in Three Parts. The first part contains a short and easie introduction to all the liberal arts and sciences, &c. The second treats of horsemanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, agriculture, &c. Done from the most Authentick Authors, especially several lately Printed at Paris, as may be seen in the Preface; with great Enlargements, made by those well Experienced in the respective Recreations. The third is a compleat body of all our forest, chace, and game-laws, as they are at this Time. The whole illustrated with near an hundred copper-cuts relating to several Subjects, particular all Sorts of Nets, Engines, Traps, &c. are added for the Taking of Wild-Beasts, Fowl, Fish, &c. not hitherto Publish'd by any. The Second Edition Corrected, with near one half of additions. Rebecca Bonwicke (London)
John Walthoe I (London)
William Freeman (London)
Timothy Goodwin (London)
Matthew Wotton (London)
Benjamin Tooke I (London)
John Nicholson (London)
Samuel Manship (London)
Richard Parker (Cornhill)
Ralph Smith III (London)
1709 The Second Edition Corrected, with near one half of additions.
4063 The history of Mary Wood the house-maid; or, The danger of false excuses. More , Hannah
1795
3970 The history of Mary Wood, the house-maid; or, the danger of false excuses. More , Hannah
1797
4149 The history of Mary Wood, the housemaid, or, The danger of false excuses. More , Hannah
1798
4432 The house-Keeper's pocket book, and complete family cook. Containing several hundred curious receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving Pickling, Brewing, Baking, Made Wines, &c. With Plain and Easy Instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. To which is Added. Every Man his own Doctor, shewing the Nature and Faculties of the different sorts of Foods, whereby every Man and Woman may know what is Good or Hurtful to them. Glasse , Hannah
1783
7406 The house-Keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing about twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With Plain and easy Instruction for Preparing and Dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. and Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. Also a copious and useful Bill of Fare, of all Manner of Provisions in Season, for every Month in the Year; so that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety, at a moderate Expence. Together with Directions for making all Sorts of Wine, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Methods: For Brewing Ale and Small-Beer in a cleanly, frugal Manner: And for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage. Likewise several useful Family Receipts for taking out Stains, preserving Furniture, cleaning Plate, taking Iron-Moulds out of Linen, &c. As also easy Tables, of sums ready cast up, from one farthing ot one pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetic: and tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. The whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any book of double the price; and the excellency of the receipts renders it the most useful book of the kind. By Mrs Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The eighth edition, revised and corrected, to which are now added several modern receipts, by very good judges of the separate articles, particularly to dress turtle, &c. Also, every one their own physician: a collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to human bodies. Carefully compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Catherine and Richard Ware (London)
1764 The eighth edition, revised and corrected
7425 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts ... By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, ... The seventh edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, ... Also, Every one their own physician: ... compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Catherine and Richard Ware (London)
1760
7527 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in cookery, pastry, preserving, picking, candying, collaring, &c. with plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. and directions for ranging them in their proper order. Also a copious and useful bill of fare, of all manner of provisions in season, for every month in the year; so that no person need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety, at a moderate expence [sic]. Together with directions for making all sorts of wine, mead, cyder-shrub, &c. and distilling strong-waters, &c. after the most approved methods: for brewing ale and small-beer in a cleanly, frugal manner: and for managing and breeding poultry to advantage. Likewise several useful family receipts for taking out stains, preserving furniture, cleaning plate, taking iron-moulds out of linen, &c. As also easy tables, of sums ready cast up, from one farthing to one pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetic: and tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. The whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any book of double the price; and the excellency of the receipts renders it the most useful book of the kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The sixth edition, revised and corrected. To which is now added several modern receipts, by very good judges of the separate articles, particularly to dress turtle, &c. Also, Every one their own physician ; A collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to human bodies. Carefully compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware (London)
1755 The sixth edition, revised and corrected.
7471 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: Containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. with plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. also a copious and useful bill of fare, of all manner of provisions in season, for every month in the year. Together with directions for making all sorts of wine, mead, cyder, shrub, distilling strong-waters, &c. for brewing ale and small-beer in a cleanly, frugal manner: and for managing and breeding poultry to advantage. Likewise several useful family receipts for taking out stains, preserving furniture, cleaning plate, taking iron-moulds out of linen, &c. as also easy tables, of sums ready cast up, from one farthing to one pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetic: and tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 1/2, 4 and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. The whole is so contrived as to contain more than any book of double the price; and the excellency of the receipts renders it the most useful book of the kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison. The ninth edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, by very good judges. Also, every one their own pysician: a collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of the disorders incident to human bodies. Harrison , Sarah
John Rivington and Sons [or J. F. and C. Rivington] (London)
Stanley Crowder (London)
Samuel Bladon [Paper Mill, Paternoster Row] (London)
Thomas Lowndes [77 Fleet Street] (London)
Bedwell Law [13 Ave Maria Lane, 1767-1790, 1794-1795] (London)
Richardson and Urquhart (Cornhill)
Richard Ware (London)
Richard Horsfield (London)
W. Hayes (London)
1777 The ninth edition, revised and corrected.
7442 The house-Keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With Plain and easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. and Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. Also a copious and useful Bill of Fare, of all Manner of Provisions in Season, for every Month in the Year; so that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety, at a moderate Expence. Together with Directions for making all Sorts of Wine, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Methods: For Brewing Ale and Small-Beer in a cleanly, frugal Manner: And for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage. Likewise several useful Family Receipts for taking out Stains, preserving Furniture, cleaning Plate, taking Iron-Moulds out of Linen, &c. As also easy Tables, of Sums ready cast up, from one Farthing to one Pound, for the Use of those not conversant in Arithmetic: And Tables shewing the Interest of Money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per Cent. from one Day to a Year. The Whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any Book of double the Price; and the Excellency of the Receipts renders it the most useful Book of the Kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The sixth edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, by very good Judges of the separate Articles, particularly to dress Turtle, &c. Also, Every one their own physician: A Collection of the most appro[priate] Receipts for the Cure of most Disorders incident to Human bod[ies] Carefully compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware (London)
1757 The sixth edition, revised and corrected.
7429 The house-Keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With plain and easy Instructions for preparing, and dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. And Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. To which is prefix'd, Such a copious and useful Bill of Fare of all manner of Provisions in Season for every Month of the Year, that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety of Dishes, at a moderate Expence. With Directions for making all Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Method. And Directions for managing and breeding Poultry to Advantage. Concluding with many excellent Prescriptions, of singular Efficacy in most Distempers incident to the Human Body; extracted from the Writings of the most eminent Physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. To which is added, Easy Tables of sums, ready cast up, from one farthing to a pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetick. Also tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 and half, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware (London)
1751 The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd